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1986 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1986th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 986th year of the 2nd millennium, the 86th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1980s decade.
June. June 4 – Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel. June 5–11 – Excedrin cyanide tampering crisis (see Stella Nickell ). June 8 – The Boston Celtics defeat the Houston Rockets in six games to win the NBA Championship.
Highest-grossing films of 1986 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Top Gun: Paramount: $176,781,728 2 Crocodile Dundee: $174,803,506 3 Platoon: Orion: $138,530,565 4 The Karate Kid Part II: Columbia: $115,103,979 5 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Paramount: $109,713,132 6 Back to School: Orion: $91,258,000 7 Aliens: Fox: $86,160,248 8 The ...
January 20 – The first federal Martin Luther King Day, honoring Martin Luther King Jr. January 24 – Voyager 2 space probe makes first encounter with Uranus. January 28 – Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board.
March 8 - For almost a year, Houston's debut album top the charts and remained for 7 weeks and another on May 17. May 3 – The 31st Eurovision Song Contest, held in Bergen, Norway, is won by Belgium with the song "J'aime la vie", performed by Sandra Kim. At 13 years old, Kim is the youngest-ever Eurovision winner.
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format.
